The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-09

booh-marks, with appropriate notices
upon them at the next lesson in gram
,nar or geography; and very often
adding little dishes of candicd honey
(of which am particularly fond to
this day. to my school dinner, if the
weather was such rs to make the mile
walk at noon sufficiently Objectionable
to overcome the temptation Of a warm
dinner ut home.
Then she was pcrpetually near me,
and always ready to fetch any thing l
wanted, or TO help at any thing 1
might be trying to do. And she was
not to be swerved from her self-im-
posed seryitr,ie by any amount of jcer-
ing remarks of our schoolmates, and
naughty neglect at my hands.
Here she was. and us usual. making
herself laboriously busy in the prepar-
alton of a woodland dinner. to which
she had brought. all and singular, the
tid-bits that were my special weak
ncsses. including Il plentiful supply of
''candied' honey.
where's Buck? I thought YOU
were to bring Back with you?" were
the joint cycl;imations of our two girls.
''And didn't know you was to have
that Fan Go-uns h-yur.'' l rctorted.
with look of cool disgust directed TO
where tina: sturdy flax-haired maiden
was serenel., nay joyfuly. tripping
:,bou. the fire and looking up from her
work at me whenever her eyes could
he spared two seconds at a time from
the exacting duties of skilled cooking.
I'VE brought her to do the cook
ing" whispered my sister Liz. mis-
chievously. ''Shc's a splendid cook.
getting"
And then we know she is such an
admirer of yours, JIM" said Polly. de-
lightedly. shes perfectly happy at
this blessed minute" 4 serene smile
on Fans good-natured, strong face
perfectly a,tcstcd this observations.
Now don't be too cross to her."
said my sister LIZ. who always was Il
kind-hearted thing. Treat her lit
tie bit friendly, wont you:?'' and she
laughed in my face.
AT least till the dinners overs"
said Polly. laughing too. Then you
can be rs ugly to her as You want to
be. Look at her carrying those two
buckets OF water! Amt she stronge
But you haven't told us why You
didn't wait for Bucki'' And she
turned upon me with her large brown
eyes having some sort of an express
Sion in them new to me, and not pleas
ant To me either
''Buck went away somc'rs this
mornun." 1 answered. thinking about
the ambuscade and the judges cNor-
dium.
Yes. know he did Polly replied,
quickly, and then looking into my face
as if this interruption were ONLY de-
signed to draw me on TO further eypla-
nation. Wehad sat down upon the long.
dry wiidhorSc-9rasS OF these woods.
here quite thick enough to make a sof:
and drv seat without reinforcement of
the natural growth. had nodded and
even smiled family at Fan. who almost
fell over the fire in joyful surprise.
How did you find it out?' l said.
in quick suspicion that dated back TO
some time before. Perhaps to the
supper table al Bogusses! She laughed
a little Dit confusedly and turned to
Liz in a moIncntary perplexity.
You knowed he went away with
Martini" l said. fixing my eyes upon
hers in the steady threatening way in
which teachers eXtort confessions from
recalcitrant pupils. She blushel a lit
tie, and laughed great deal-a great
deal too much, in fact
Then two schemes formed themselves
in my mind, very bright and original.
as l battered myself at the time. Very
old and dull and hackneyed and COM
naonpiace as l know them now. Not